Fishing line swivel



Sept. 7, 1948. c. M. BROWN FISHING LINE SWIVEL Filed Nov. 17, 1944 WIIIIIII/IIIII//IM BROWN CHNNIN 6 M SM5 Summa/qs Patented Sept. 7, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE vFISHING. LINE sWrvEIf` o y Channing M. Brown, El Paso, Tex. Application November 17, 194.4, Serial No. 553,924

6 Claims. 1

(c1. is-21s) This invention relatesto swivel devices of the type adapted for use on fishing lines.

One'object videaswivel yof the type indicated in which the eye-member tol whichk the 4Vfishing line is attached-basan exceedingly free swiveling action.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fishing line ivel formed of a `single length of wire bentito a loop having an entrance at one sidef'formed between the ends vof the wire and a crossbar at formed by oiling the wire upon itself, said opening being adapted Ato receive a rotatable sleeve in which the eyemember is swiveled.

A'stillfurther Object of the invention is to proofthe present invention is to proone endinfwhich there is an opening vide a novel, simplev'and emcient4 arrangement for locking together the two v"otherwise free ends of the wire and closing the entrance opening formed by the spaced ends of the wire.

Another object is to provide locking means for the otherwise free ends of the wire which will permit 'ready release of one of said ends but which will, at' the same time insure against acci-L dental release of said end when strains are imposed on lthe loop longitudinally of the swivel.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain details ofrconstructionand combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will hereinafter be more fully described and thefnovel features'thereof 4particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a perspective View of a swivel con- Astructed in accordance with the present invention?" Fig. S21 is a top plan View with the shank of the so-called eye-member shown in section;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig.- 4-is a sectional View on the line 4--4 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional View taken longitudinally of the swivelV connection between the eye-member and the wire loop.

The body of the present device is composed of a length of wire bent into an elongated loop preferably of v,substantially heart-shape formation, which para-tively wide orlong end Ill which wouldnormally beits upper end and from which the sides may Ibe described as comprising a com- I I, `I2fconverge so that the loop tapers to a .point I3 at' its opposite or lower end. The ends I4, I5

the Vsides I 2 Vofi` the loop. This entrance is for the purpose of facilitating attachment ofthe desired fishing" due to the resiliency'of tackle in theloop Abut the wire means must be provided for normally closing this entrance `and retaining the ends I4,

I5 in their proper relative positions.

For thisV purpose a retainer plate I6 is disposed l with f across the wider or upper end of the loop, portions of its top edge and its end edges bent at least partially ID and the sides II, I2of the loop. The end of the retainer plate bent over the side II -of the loop and the adjacent upper edge of said plate bent over loop end I0' may merge into one another as shown' at I8 in registry with the loop entrance tween the ends ofthe wire. The bent over portions of the plate, indicated at I9 and 20, which form this throat embrace the ends I4, I5, respectively, of the wireand, 'in this fashion, the end I4 is normally held in its proper position rela f tively to end I5. In order to prevent accidental I4,l especially when trated in Fig. 3. Preferably that portion of the l edge of plate I6 which is engaged by said hook or catch, is off-set inwardly as indicated at 2l. This prevents the end of the wire protruding beyond the end of the plate and eliminates the possibility of the end being snagged or fouled. In addition, this off-set portion 2l facilitates releasing the end I4 when desired, this being accomplished by each other. with which said end engaged under tension imposed longitudinally of the `loopfbecause under. these latter conditions is normally attached is swiveled in an opening on the looped end I0. For this purpose, a portion of that section ofthe wire constituting said end Il) may be coiled upon itself at 23 to form said opening at a point midway the sides of the loop or substantially in alinement with vthe point-I3 of the loop. "Preferably, to permit maximum and free swiveling action, the eye-member is provided with a shank 24 which extends freely through a cylindrical sleeve 25. and said sleeve is freely ro-I 'l around the so-called upperV end f I1 but, at the opposite sidev -of the loop,'the plateis cut away to form a throat formed be- Y pressing the sides of the loop toward` l However, notwithstanding the ease I4-can be intentionally disengaged, nevertheless it cannot be accidentally disfishing line tatable in the opening formed by the coil 23. The end of eye-member shank 24 may be upset, as at 26, and the sleeve 25 may be formed with lateral projections, such as annular flanges 2l, 28 at its ends to retain said sleeve in its opening in loop end I9 and to retain the eye-member in said sleeve.

As will be apparent, the present construction is comparatively inexpensive and consists of a minimum number of parts so assembled that there is little likelihood of the swivel being darnaged while, at the same time, it is capable of efficient operation when in use. As stated, the open.

ing formed by the coiled portion of loop end I9 is located medially of that end ofthe loopandl the upper edge of the intermediate portion of plate I6 underlies, so to speak, the coiled portion 23 Thus the plate cannot slip off the larger end of the loop. At thesame time,'said plate is held against slipping or accidental displacement in the opposite direction toward the pointed end of the loop -by the interlocking engagement of the reverselybent upper edge portions of the plate which embrace the .end I9 at opposite sides of the coil 23. Hence the plate is securely attached to the loop.

What I claim is:

1. In a iishing line swivel, an elongated loop of wire tapering from one end to the other' with the extremities of the wire spaced apart to form an entry opening at one side of said loop, one ex tremity of the wire having a reverse bend disposed outwardly and toward the narrow end of the loop, a retainer plate having reversely bent edge portions engaged around said wire at the wide end of the loop and at the sides of said loop, including the extremities of said wire, said plate having an inwardly offset edge portion frictionally engaglng in' the reversely bent extremity of said wire, and an eye-member swiveled in the wider end of said loop.

2. In a fishing line swivel, a length of resilient wire in the form of an elongated loop with the sides of the loop converging from one end to the other end with the extremities of the wire spaced from each other to form an entry opening in one side of the loop, the wire forming the wider end of said loop having a coil therein constituting an opening in said wider end, an eye-member swiveled in said opening, and a retainer plate spanning said loop, said plate having reversely bent end portions'embracing the opposite sides of said loop and reversely bent edge portions intermediate its ends embracing the wire forming said between the extremities of the Wire at one side of the loop adjacent one end thereof, a circular swivel opening in the wire constituting said end of the loop, and a plate having reversely bent edge portions partially embracing said loop end and the sides of the loop including the spaced extremities of the wire to retain said extremities in alinement, movement of said plate from said loop end to the opposite end. of the "loop being prevented by the engagement between said reversely bent portions of the plate and the rst mentioned end of the loop.

. 5. In a-ishing line swivel, an elongated loop of resilient wire, said loop having sides converging from one of its ends toward its opposite end with -the extremities ot the wire spaced apart at one side of the loop adjacent the wider end thereof of the wire as shown in dotted lines in Fig-2.

wider loop end at opposite sides of said coiled f portion to prevent movement of the plate towards the opposite narrower end of the loop.

3. In a'shing line swivel, an elongated loop of wire with the extremities of the wire spaced apart to form an entrance opening in one side of the loop adjacentone end thereof, the wire forming said end of the loop having acoil therein forming aswivel receiving opening in said end of the loop, an eye-member swiveled in said swivel opening and ,a locking plate spanning the loop and having reversely bent edge portions embracing said end of the'loop at opposite sides of said coil to preventv movement of the plate toward the oppositee'nd of the loop and said plate also having reversely bent end portions embracingv the opposite sides of the loop including the extremities of resilient wire with an entrance opening formed to form an entrance opening in the wire at said side, the wire constituting the wider end of the loop having a coil therein forming a swivel opening, an eye-member swiveled vin said opening, and f a retainer platerextending across said loop adjaplate having reverselyk cent said wider. end, said bent end` portions embracing the'sides of the loop including the wire extremities, said plate also having one edge formed with reversely bent portions intermediate said plate ends embracing said wider end of the loop at opposite sides of the swivel opening to prevent movement of the plate from the widerend of the loop toward the narrower end, movement of said plate in the opposite direction `being prevented by engagement of said edge of the plate with said coiled portion ofthe loop end, and that portion of the wire extending from the narrow end of the loop to said entrance opening havingits extremity offset outwardly of the loop to form a catch with said catchr normally engaging over an edge portion of said retainer plate.

6. In a iishing line swivel, a length of wire in the form of a loop having end portions of diierent width and side portions converging from the wider end to the oppositev end with the ends of the wire spaced apart to form an' entrance to said loop at the side and adjacent said wider end of the loop, that portion of the wire constituting the widery end having an open coil therein to form a circular openingin substantial alinement with the converging end of the loop,ya cylindrical sleeve rotatable in said circular openingQmeans for limy CHANNING M. BROWN.

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